Texas, 1957

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 12, 1957

May 12, 1957 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Concho

When
May 12, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -99.680

Tornado, McLennan

When
May 12, 4:43 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.600, -97.470

Hail, Hill

When
May 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -97.080

Hail, Hill

When
May 12, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -97.080

Hail,

When
May 12, 7:56 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -97.900

Hail, Coryell

When
May 12, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -97.780

Hail, Bosque

When
May 12, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 12, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
32.280, -97.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10118904, 10118905, 10118906, 10118907, 10118908, 10118909, 10118910, 10118911.